prétendras

Prétendras is the second-person singular future simple form of the French verb prétendre. It is used when addressing someone in the informal “tu” form to indicate that they will claim or pretend something in the future.

Etymology and meaning: Prétendre comes from Old French pretendre, from Latin praetendere meaning to stretch forth, and by extension to claim or allege. In modern French, prétendre has several senses, including to claim that something is true, to allege, or to pretend to be something one is not. The exact nuance depends on context, and pretendre is often followed by a clause introduced by que to report what is being claimed.

Usage: In everyday speech, prétendre can express both sincere claims and insincere pretenses. For example, tu prétendras avoir fini le travail, which translates as “you will claim to have finished the work,” or “you will pretend to have finished the work.” The verb is commonly used with indirect statements like il prétend que tout va bien (“he claims that everything is fine”). It may also appear in phrases such as prétendre à un poste, meaning to aspire to or to lay claim to a position.

Conjugation: je prétendrai, tu prétendras, il/elle prétendra, nous prétendrons, vous prétendrez, ils/elles prétendront.

Notes: Prétendre is often contrasted with actual competence or truth, depending on context. The form prétendras is specific to the informal singular subject and does not change for gender.